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The Castletroy Park Hotel in Limerick is to host a post- budget business breakfast which will discuss the 2014 Government budget and its impact on business. The event will be addressed by Pat McDonagh managing director of Supermacs, the most successful fast food chains in the country and who is also a Limerick hotelier. Next […]
September 25 next will mark the 16th anniversary of the passing of the late, great TD and Limerick Mayor Jim Kemmy. But the stonemason, trade unionist, politician and historian is still remembered as strongly as ever. While being treated for bone marrow cancer in St James’s hospital in Dublin in 1997, his dying wish was […]
A community-based homecare provider, which has its head office in Hospital, Co. Limerick, has received the Q Mark for Quality Management Systems and has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2013 Q Mark Awards for Quality Management Systems. Formerly known as RCCN Caring Ltd., CareBright has provided care services to the elderly, people with […]
A number of top Irish and international rugby legends are set to take part in a newly-announced festival happening in Limerick in October. The Limerick Civic Trust Legends International Tag Rugby Festival will see some of the greats of the game togging out at the UL Sports Arena on October 25 and 26. These include […]
Any plans to open a “Twist” soup kitchen in Limerick could be put on hold due to controversy over the newest outlet in Ennis, Co. Clare. Last week, Mr Oliver Williams, who operates a network of soup kitchens around the country, opened up the Twist soup kitchen at St Flannan’s Terrace, Clonroad Beg, Ennis and was […]
Munster rugby fans will be hoping to get their hands on some players’ gear at a charity event in the Limerick later today.streaming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales movie Jerseys, socks, shorts, boots and hats will be sold and auctioned off at Peter Clohessy’s bar, Howley’s Quay from midday. All of […]
Limerick’s youngest multi-millionaire brothers came back home from Silicon Valley this week to launch their online payment services business, called Stripe, in Ireland. Valued at $0.5 billion by technology analysts in the US, Stripe is backed by Peter Thiel, the first investor in Facebook and a founder of Paypal. However, the former Castletroy College students, […]
Mary Immaculate College students are ready to take to the streets to fight plans to cut the student maintenance grant, according to student union president Johanna O’Brien. Ms O’Brien made the comments following reports that the government is to cut the grant, currently paid to approximately 100,000 students nationwide, in the October budget. The grant […]
PrintYourStuff.ie a leading Limerick company that specialises in personalized baby gift ideas such as clothing, comforterers, soft toys, teddy bears etc. has announced the launch of their first Facebook competition. Participants can win a magnificient giant supersoft Honey Bear that any child (big or small) will fall in love with. The online Facebook competition aims […]
